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Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
by (shelved 1107 times as detective)
avg rating 4.20 — 715,575 ratings — published 1934
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A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1) A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1)
by (shelved 950 times as detective)
avg rating 4.13 — 487,992 ratings — published 1887
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The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1) The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1)
by (shelved 806 times as detective)
avg rating 3.89 — 619,715 ratings — published 2013
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5) The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)
by (shelved 802 times as detective)
avg rating 4.14 — 381,767 ratings — published 1902
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And Then There Were None And Then There Were None (Paperback)
by (shelved 793 times as detective)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,575,901 ratings — published 1939
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4) The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)
by (shelved 764 times as detective)
avg rating 4.26 — 336,316 ratings — published 1926
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1) The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)
by (shelved 762 times as detective)
avg rating 4.00 — 494,585 ratings — published 1920
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)
by (shelved 697 times as detective)
avg rating 4.30 — 323,039 ratings — published 1892
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Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18) Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)
by (shelved 637 times as detective)
avg rating 4.12 — 299,886 ratings — published 1937
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The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2) The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2)
by (shelved 629 times as detective)
avg rating 3.89 — 174,990 ratings — published 1890
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The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike, #2) The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike, #2)
by (shelved 561 times as detective)
avg rating 4.05 — 290,573 ratings — published 2014
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The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13) The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13)
by (shelved 557 times as detective)
avg rating 4.03 — 194,632 ratings — published 1936
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The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
by (shelved 521 times as detective)
avg rating 3.94 — 166,536 ratings — published 1939
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The Complete Sherlock Holmes The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Paperback)
by (shelved 453 times as detective)
avg rating 4.51 — 215,528 ratings — published
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Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike, #3) Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike, #3)
by (shelved 449 times as detective)
avg rating 4.22 — 226,227 ratings — published 2015
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 420 times as detective)
avg rating 4.17 — 3,410,351 ratings — published 2005
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Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1) Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)
by (shelved 402 times as detective)
avg rating 3.97 — 374,417 ratings — published 2000
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The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2) The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2)
by (shelved 384 times as detective)
avg rating 3.87 — 115,669 ratings — published 1923
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The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #4) The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #4)
by (shelved 364 times as detective)
avg rating 4.29 — 104,246 ratings — published 1893
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The Maltese Falcon The Maltese Falcon (Paperback)
by (shelved 360 times as detective)
avg rating 3.87 — 114,296 ratings — published 1930
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Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1) Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1)
by (shelved 354 times as detective)
avg rating 4.04 — 208,890 ratings — published 1930
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The Black Echo (Harry Bosch, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #1) The Black Echo (Harry Bosch, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #1)
by (shelved 345 times as detective)
avg rating 4.14 — 213,911 ratings — published 1992
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #6) The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #6)
by (shelved 333 times as detective)
avg rating 4.27 — 69,493 ratings — published 1905
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The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1) The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1)
by (shelved 330 times as detective)
avg rating 3.86 — 726,572 ratings — published 2020
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Hercule Poirot's Christmas (Hercule Poirot, #20) Hercule Poirot's Christmas (Hercule Poirot, #20)
by (shelved 325 times as detective)
avg rating 3.98 — 99,559 ratings — published 1938
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Lethal White (Cormoran Strike, #4) Lethal White (Cormoran Strike, #4)
by (shelved 322 times as detective)
avg rating 4.25 — 183,312 ratings — published 2018
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Peril at End House (Hercule Poirot, #8) Peril at End House (Hercule Poirot, #8)
by (shelved 313 times as detective)
avg rating 4.02 — 81,255 ratings — published 1932
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The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2) The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by (shelved 311 times as detective)
avg rating 3.93 — 2,497,447 ratings — published 2003
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Five Little Pigs (Hercule Poirot, #25) Five Little Pigs (Hercule Poirot, #25)
by (shelved 309 times as detective)
avg rating 4.03 — 90,339 ratings — published 1942
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The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2) The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2)
by (shelved 300 times as detective)
avg rating 3.82 — 124,794 ratings — published 1942
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The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot, #6) The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot, #6)
by (shelved 295 times as detective)
avg rating 3.88 — 80,662 ratings — published 1928
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Evil Under the Sun (Hercule Poirot, #24) Evil Under the Sun (Hercule Poirot, #24)
by (shelved 290 times as detective)
avg rating 3.98 — 86,851 ratings — published 1941
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Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot, #15) Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot, #15)
by (shelved 289 times as detective)
avg rating 3.96 — 70,787 ratings — published 1936
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In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad #1) In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad #1)
by (shelved 288 times as detective)
avg rating 3.78 — 434,494 ratings — published 2007
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Rivers of London (Rivers of London, #1) Rivers of London (Rivers of London, #1)
by (shelved 286 times as detective)
avg rating 3.85 — 146,338 ratings — published 2011
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The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
by (shelved 284 times as detective)
avg rating 4.26 — 978,527 ratings — published 2006
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The Valley of Fear (Sherlock Holmes, #7) The Valley of Fear (Sherlock Holmes, #7)
by (shelved 280 times as detective)
avg rating 3.96 — 54,426 ratings — published 1914
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Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, #14) Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, #14)
by (shelved 280 times as detective)
avg rating 3.94 — 68,808 ratings — published 1936
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1) The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1)
by (shelved 278 times as detective)
avg rating 3.81 — 274,460 ratings — published 1998
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Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot, #41) Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot, #41)
by (shelved 276 times as detective)
avg rating 3.57 — 100,984 ratings — published 1969
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The Big Four (Hercule Poirot, #5) The Big Four (Hercule Poirot, #5)
by (shelved 275 times as detective)
avg rating 3.57 — 72,331 ratings — published 1927
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Poirot Investigates (Hercule Poirot, #3) Poirot Investigates (Hercule Poirot, #3)
by (shelved 275 times as detective)
avg rating 3.89 — 73,451 ratings — published 1924
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Lord Edgware Dies (Hercule Poirot, #9) Lord Edgware Dies (Hercule Poirot, #9)
by (shelved 273 times as detective)
avg rating 3.95 — 60,464 ratings — published 1933
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Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1) Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1)
by (shelved 270 times as detective)
avg rating 3.90 — 278,928 ratings — published 2005
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Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2) Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2)
by (shelved 266 times as detective)
avg rating 3.98 — 208,752 ratings — published 2001
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Death in the Clouds (Hercule Poirot, #12) Death in the Clouds (Hercule Poirot, #12)
by (shelved 265 times as detective)
avg rating 3.86 — 64,400 ratings — published 1935
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Flaggermusmannen (Harry Hole, #1) Flaggermusmannen (Harry Hole, #1)
by (shelved 262 times as detective)
avg rating 3.55 — 129,074 ratings — published 1997
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4:50 from Paddington (Miss Marple, #7) 4:50 from Paddington (Miss Marple, #7)
by (shelved 255 times as detective)
avg rating 3.97 — 74,906 ratings — published 1957
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Troubled Blood (Cormoran Strike, #5) Troubled Blood (Cormoran Strike, #5)
by (shelved 254 times as detective)
avg rating 4.38 — 144,269 ratings — published 2020
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Appointment with Death (Hercule Poirot, #19) Appointment with Death (Hercule Poirot, #19)
by (shelved 252 times as detective)
avg rating 3.87 — 67,805 ratings — published 1938
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Agatha Christie
“It often seems to me that's all detective work is, wiping out your false starts and beginning again."

"Yes, it is very true, that. And it is just what some people will not do. They conceive a certain theory, and everything has to fit into that theory. If one little fact will not fit it, they throw it aside. But it is always the facts that will not fit in that are significant.”
Agatha Christie, Death on the Nile

Cornelia Funke
“They wouldn't tell Scipio how much of the counterfeit cash was left since, as Riccio put it, 'You're a detective now, after all.”
Cornelia Funke, The Thief Lord

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